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Submarine Service Memorial

Lest We Forget

— Florida National Cemetery —

 
 
Submarine Service Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
1. Submarine Service Memorial Marker
Inscription.
These words cut in stone, are a tribute to all submariners who volunteered to serve their country in the Submarine Service of the United States of America.

Never let it be said of any of us that we forgot our shipmates on Eternal Patrol.
Dedicated by the
Florida U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II
1992

 
Erected 1992 by Florida U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 28° 36.464′ N, 82° 12.864′ W. Memorial is in Bushnell, Florida, in Sumter County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 102nd Avenue and County Road 476B. The marker is located on the Walk of Fame within the Florida National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell FL 33513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans of Foreign Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Air Force Association (Florida) (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker);
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“Nous Resterons La” (We Are Staying Here) (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Service Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); All Navy Women (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Coast Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Marine Division Association WWII (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bushnell.
 
More about this memorial. Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forest, approximately 50 miles north of Tampa in Sumter County, Florida.
 
Submarine Service Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
2. Submarine Service Memorial Marker
Florida National Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 28, 2020
3. Florida National Cemetery Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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